When you understand the world, there is no hope. For, there is only understanding. Hope is an answer to miscomprehension. And so, hopeing is belief in the positive outcome. And lack of hope is believing in the negative outcome. In essence, they are exactly the same. And so one can attain perfect happiness with both views.

Tell everyone you know: "My happiness depends on me, so you're off thehook." And then demonstrate it. Be happy, no matter what they're doing.Practice feeling good, no matter what. And before you know it, you will not giveanyone else responsibility for the way you feel—and then, you'll love them all.Because the only reason you don't love them, is because you're using them asyour excuse to not feel good.

Abraham Hicks

Source: Excerpted from a workshop in Asheville, NC on Saturday, April 30th, 2005